1970 Shelby GT500 Convertible | Barn Find Hunter

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1970 Shelby GT500 Convertible | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 36

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While cruising down the road in central Florida, Tom Cotter spots a familiar-looking pair of GT-package headlights. Languishing in a pile of leaves outside the owner’s house is a moss-ridden relic of the early pony-car craze-a 1965 Mustang. Originally a project car for the owner and his son, the car started the process of becoming one with the lawn after it got its hood smashed in. The owner’s hopes that his grandson would take up the cause proved fruitless. But when Tom wanders out back to peer into a garage, he discovers another titan of Ford muscle. Hiding in the shadows is none other than a 1970 Shelby Mustang GT500 convertible, and as luck would have it, the owner is eager to share the car’s story.
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@foadrightnow5725 6 жыл бұрын

I swear, this series deserves to have its own cable show!

@GETUPANDGO 6 жыл бұрын

I agree, but I like that I can just watch them on KZfaq whenever I want

@jakespeed63 6 жыл бұрын

No!!! Keep it under cover like the barn finds

@--Zook-- 6 жыл бұрын

TV would RUIN this show. They would require fake drama and hire some douchebags to scream at the camera.

@JoaoMatrix 6 жыл бұрын

please tom, don't lose your essence

@willtrautman6243 5 жыл бұрын

Hagerty makes plenty of money otherwise

@TheDutyPaid 6 жыл бұрын

lol that Mustang 'someone backed into me' beer cans in the footwell.

@6door6four96 6 жыл бұрын

TheDutyPaid the beer cans ain’t even faded it was crashed long ago that’s the son drinking some brews dreaming of the day it’s on the road lol

@paulrogers6037 6 жыл бұрын

We can't find the title so we'll just let it sit here and turn into rust pudding.

@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus 6 жыл бұрын

The damage does look a bit extensive for someone backing into it - unless he made an accidental right turn into a demolition derby.

@fenderstratguy 6 жыл бұрын

Honest, Dad! This guy JUST BACKED INTO ME .... at 40 MPH

@timothybryantjr9514 6 жыл бұрын

did he back into at 45? more like i was drunk and hit someone

@eddiet204 6 жыл бұрын

Who gets cars like this and allows them to rot into such a sad state? Never ceases to amaze me that there are people like this.

@Superxpninja 6 жыл бұрын

eddiet204 everyone always says "I'm gonna fix that up one day" but few ever do and so this happens to the car

@blanchae 6 жыл бұрын

I've seen lots of cars slowly rust away because of people with that attitude "I'm gonna fix that up one day". There was a 67 Ford Galaxie parked in a backyard that I would drive past every day. At first it was a nice restorable car but after 10 years it was a bad rusted out parts car. Sad. Another guy, I met, has a 69 Pontiac GTO sitting in his garden on the dirt. He wants $30,000 for it but the floors and undercarriage are rotted out because its been lying in the dirt for 20 years and everything mechanical is seized. But it's going to be worth $150,000 when its restored. The last one is a local upholstery shop has a 56 Chev panel wagon as advertisement sitting out front. Hasn't moved in 20 years, every year there's just a little bit more rust creeping in on it.

@mariocastagna572 5 жыл бұрын

@Oliver Revilo hi hi can

@elobiretv 5 жыл бұрын

So your saying he should put the cars before his families needs first then just to please people on the internet? I love cars, but acting like they are some kind of irreplacable object that must come before everything else is just stupid.

@thebigpicture2032 5 жыл бұрын

Oliver Revilo - I haven’t met anyone yet who claims medical and financial hardship where it hasn’t been true. It’s not something people brag about. You could hear the guy’s voice choke up as he said it.

@andrewdomenitzdmd 5 жыл бұрын

I had a 64 1/2 Mustang 289, 4spd, with center console, 4-barrel, convertible with the factory tach gauge thing on the steering column. No power anything. Bought it for 600 dollars and it needed everything in 1970. I learned how to fix everything on that thing down at a friend of my father's junkyard in the Bronx NY. It was a miracle...that I did not kill myself in it. I drove like a madman at 18 yrs old.

@ovenorway 6 жыл бұрын

This story need a sequel. Get the other Hagerty crew, the wrenchmen, help him get this back on the road !

@davesracingchannel9261 6 жыл бұрын

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@captainmorgan1107 5 жыл бұрын

"We don't tell where the car is or who owns it." Then proceeds to say he's driving around central Florida and introduces Rick Luckhart, the owner, to the internet world.

@jacobm1001 6 жыл бұрын

A special thanks to the owner of the GT 500 And his wife for sharing the car and the story with us. What a beautiful vehicle and story. I hope he gets it back out on the road soon. That is a one in a million car ! Thank you to Tom and the crew. I enjoy your show very much.I've grown up in the automotive industry. I'm currently a production painter at the largest body shop in New Mexico. my heart and soul Remain anchored in classics, hot rods and muscle cars.

@eddiebowens1919 6 жыл бұрын

i'll be an astronaut before this guy put this car on the road lol

@BlueHopi144 6 жыл бұрын

thats for sure ...not much motivation to care for them

@marcryvon 6 жыл бұрын

You never know ! After Tom gave him the value of it, 70k $ is quite an incentive to sell it. I'd buy it in an instant. As is.

@johngerraughty 6 жыл бұрын

The best part was when the guy said all it needs to run is a battery.... yeah sure. Drove it in and parked it years ago.

@LetItLie 6 жыл бұрын

John Gerraughty dude said he had pictures with him and his grandchild with the car, it could very well be only a year or two parked

@stoveboltlvr3798 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, what about the tank full of varnish?

@crtsaretubular3940 4 жыл бұрын

Nice shot of the 57 chevy in the beginning

@portlandcarlover 6 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best series on KZfaq! Keep up the great work!

@howardwhite9773 6 жыл бұрын

I think I'd be moving that '65 Mustang outta the front yard about now...

@RobertoAnile 6 жыл бұрын

yes that‘s a wise move 😂😂

@SquillyMon 6 жыл бұрын

It would crumble to pieces before reaching the curb...

@billylennon8905 5 жыл бұрын

that 65 has been sitting there for maybe 20 yrs. I remember when i was young and im 50 now, it and a cuda being in the yard when iwould pass all of a suden, this one is wreckked and under same tree as always has been. Never knew till watched this what was in the garage and have passed that home every day for at least 40 yrs

@SquillyMon 5 жыл бұрын

@@billylennon8905 ... Crazy right ? I locate all sorts of interesting items... The latest was an E-Type Jaguar engine in an abandoned garage near my home. As kids we used to root through there regularly and I remember seeing that inline 6 engine many times...and funny thing was at the time I was only interested in V8's... Later and with no other visit required did I suddenly realize what inline 6 that actually WAS... I grabbed a hand truck and my quad and returned to my home 2 hrs later with a Series 1 E-Type engine... I had it sold in 45 minutes! Always good to explore where safe and possible.

@deuce1965 5 жыл бұрын

Still sitting there seen it otw home from town today. 15 minutes from my house.

@markw5805 6 жыл бұрын

He just got himself a hefty load of anxiety for being told he has a $70k car buried in his garage.

@6door6four96 6 жыл бұрын

mark w you really think he didn’t know that lol

@BlueHopi144 6 жыл бұрын

no need anxiety when u have the free will to do whatever u want with it - specially if u know its a rare car . He could put it on sale and be gone within a week or keep it , make it restored .

@torchandhammer 6 жыл бұрын

Don't tell his wife!

@markw5805 6 жыл бұрын

6door 6four I don’t think he knew how much $. He talks about putting a cover over it after after hearing $93k for a good car. He always knew it was worth keeping though.

@markw5805 6 жыл бұрын

Bluehopi Waltz that is the kicker about these rare cars...this guy doesn’t have the money to restore it and he’ll never sell it. This is just like the early Gull Wing in the storage locker. Lots of people have the money to buy one, but only a few can have the item itself.

@joebrown1382 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing how many muscle cars are still out there just sitting in buildings or out in the elements.

@BlueHopi144 6 жыл бұрын

a serious bunch of them apparently ....

@joeabraham2363 4 жыл бұрын

Yep i know a guy has over a hundred cars sitting here and there in an old cow pasture hes got 40s and 50s chevy trucks hes got 55 2 door chevys..just sitting there.all good solid projects.they will b there for now on to.

@TysonEdwardsFishing 2 жыл бұрын

There is a lot of barn funds out there. My father in law has a few that are for sale just in his barn and garages.

@pilotguy1141 6 жыл бұрын

The guy says he'll never sell it but I guarantee that thing will sit in the barn and just continue to rot.

@thebigpicture2032 5 жыл бұрын

So what? He clearly gets a lot of pleasure from owning it and has had it forever. Plus it’s inside so it’s just getting dusty. Cars don’t have to be driven to give owners pleasure.

@Louis-pj7el 5 жыл бұрын

someone should buy it. or he should at least clean it and start it

@bad74maverick1 5 жыл бұрын

@@thebigpicture2032 no but little by little they rot away and are no longer viable cars. I have an 87 mustang ordered from ford with at 5.0 5 speed with blue window sticker still on it and build sheet under seat. It had 15,557 miles original on it when I bought it. Vortech V1 supercharger, gt 40 heads, original Cobra R intake MSD ignition, stainless exhaust limited slip rear, stand alone fuel management system ect. It has until this year sat for 7 years after a fuel/spark and air problem no one could figure out. The paint job on it was brand new after I got hit in it. I had the whole car painted. Even in a garage, rust bubbles came about, mice, the new tires vulcanized, it just got worse. now to get the car back to mint it's costing way more than it would have 7 years ago (a new performance shop in town figured it out, Rabid Customs). If I had continued to let it sit and "enjoy" it, it would be worthless and laughable. That's like saying "yes that's my 57 chevy out there, yep it's a Bel air and a 2 door non post V8 car. No she's not for sale I just enjoy it so much. Looks even better when the creek isn't up to the door handles after the rain".

@Snw-vi6xd 4 жыл бұрын

Someone sounds jealous

@johnanderson6255 4 жыл бұрын

bad74mavrick my dads got an 86 gt convertible 5.0 mustang charcoal grey all original 16000 miles on still got the gator back tires on it has the original own 6 battery put in the car over 34 years shoot iam only 35

@raserx63 6 жыл бұрын

Here on Long Island there was a guy who had a 68' GT 500 parked on his lawn for years and let it sink into the ground and rot.. rebuffing all attempts to let someone buy it. I can't understand people like that..

@mikemakboul4409 6 жыл бұрын

These days original barn unrestored cars brings more money than fully restored cars.

@davesracingchannel9261 6 жыл бұрын

Mike Makboul Would you please give my racing channel its 1350th Subscribe

@charlesc.parker1164 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a ford person also. Your knowledge of fords blows me away. Thanks for the videos.

@frank_texas7400 5 жыл бұрын

I get goose bumps every time someone opens a door of a sitting car, i got bit by a rattle snake just like that, almost kick the bucket

@CallMeMrX 3 жыл бұрын

The only thing more interesting than these amazing cars are the stories of the people who own them.

@garthlocklin6355 6 жыл бұрын

Tom really went behind the garage to pee and looked in the window.

@andrewipp426 6 жыл бұрын

Thank Mr. Cotter for finding these hidden gems! It is so encouraging to see that there are still some really good cars out there, hopefully the owners take the time to get them get them cleaned up, serviced and drive them again. As a gear head you hate to see them not being enjoyed or even for others to appreciate their significance and history; especially when then they are really being neglected and subjected to the elements.

@electrichellion5946 6 жыл бұрын

A hurt foot and a concerned mom he wanted to stop bugging him, lead to his owning a rare Stang.

@marcryvon 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mom !

@arnoldsewell4337 6 жыл бұрын

That was Super Mom

@bustersgarage 5 жыл бұрын

Hell, I'd trade a foot for a 76-70 Shelby 350 in that condition!

@JP-dw1fp 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone who lets a car like that fall into such disrepair has to have a screw loose. I predict that car will continue to sit there and rot until that guy is long gone.

@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus 6 жыл бұрын

To me, that's more interesting than an old Ferrari in a barn, just the understated cool of a dirty Shelby; and a 428 CJ convertible at that.

@charlieb308 6 жыл бұрын

Matt Farah's Million Mile Lexus way better than all the wagons we see usually

@BlueHopi144 6 жыл бұрын

agreed ! this is one very RARE Gem - in Red / black stripes = amazing expensive car .

@calvinh.8882 6 жыл бұрын

Yes it is.. And i find myself cringing when i see cars like this being neglected and going to waste.. That car should be waxed at least once a day!! lol.. Just kidding, once every other day.. :) lol.

@MrWoodfiddler 6 жыл бұрын

And that, Matt Farrah, is what makes this a thoroughly enjoyable series. Tom and everyone associated/sponsoring this channel, is the real deal. It makes great entertainment and enables dreams. Wish it was longer or more frequent! Chuck in Kansas

@Slampedro 6 жыл бұрын

💯

@jtmichaelson 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Absolutely beautiful.

@davesracingchannel9261 6 жыл бұрын

JT Michaelson Would you please give my racing channel its 1350th Subscribe

@laurensnieuwland4657 6 жыл бұрын

*barntiful

@doresrules28 6 жыл бұрын

At least wash the car and run it every so often. Never understood owning it just to let it sit and rot. But to each his own. Cool car.

@Last_one_before_I_go 6 жыл бұрын

When a man is buried with ongoing responsibilities and diversions, care of cherished mechanical stuff can easily take a back seat in ones mind...its all about *true* priorities...

@charlieb308 6 жыл бұрын

doresrules28 my Son died, my daughter is having brain surgery but I still make sure my house and cars are clean and taken Care off

@doresrules28 6 жыл бұрын

Homertoeclipper Yeah I'm not suggesting washing it daily or even weekly for that matter. I mean if you have a 70k house you dont just let it sit with no maintenance. Some kid down the street would wash it for $20 if he's that busy.

@doresrules28 6 жыл бұрын

semi auto Sorry for your loss and trials brother. Yeah it doesnt take that much time for someone to wash the car every once in a while. Especially one that is worth that much.

@6door6four96 6 жыл бұрын

Just wash it once a year and keep a car cover on it

@chrisblore9635 6 жыл бұрын

Tom, I absolutely love your show. Please keep them coming. What a shame to see those beautiful cars sitting there in that condition. I had two mustangs in my teens. I would love to have them back.

@ftby59mikeD 6 жыл бұрын

This is why we love this series! Now, someone please contact "Garage Squad"! This car & his story would make an excellent show!

@mi777ke777 6 жыл бұрын

The titles probably inside the glove compartment underneath 3 PBR's

@cappystrano1 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I couldn’t admit that I actually peeked in their garage and saw that Shelby. I think I would’ve said, “do you have any other mustangs around like Shelby’s or something?”

@branon6565 6 жыл бұрын

How anyone can allow a 65 GT or a 70 Shelby to deteriorate like these two did is beyond me...I mean come on man, sell em to someone who will restore, take care of, and drive these two rigs like they should be, damn....

@abandoned_classics5029 6 жыл бұрын

Branon Fontaine it’s not a 65 GT. Just a clone 289 2bbl. The shelby tho.. ugh.

@wzrdmgk562 5 жыл бұрын

The "trash" rich white ppl produce is remarkable

@bobsafer602 4 жыл бұрын

wzrdmgk562 and what race are you? I guess you’ve never been around black people. “Poor” black people somehow always have $200+ for tennis shoes, drive luxury automobiles but can’t afford an I.D. come election time.

@timmccreery6597 Жыл бұрын

The "5" in the VIN meant it was a 65 model year. The "C" indicated the 2v 289 with single exhaust. It looks like a GT package- the grille mounted fog lights...

@zenithseven 5 жыл бұрын

I just can't get enough of this show! The car finds. The pacing. The calm (unlike the cable car shows). Tom seems like a genuinely nice guy, and treats the owners with respect. I'm hooked. I don't know how deep Tom's pockets are, but I would have a hard time not buying a lot of these cars he's finding.

@dougsmith4999 6 жыл бұрын

I don't know how he does it. They just get more polished and personal with each new episode!

@mattkaustickomments 6 жыл бұрын

Incredible find! What a backstory!!! Tom def hit the lottery when it comes to barnfinding!

@btothep1374 5 жыл бұрын

I immediately subscribed once i realized he wasn't trying to buy the cars. Thank you for keeping the true appreciation of cars alive

@viperexpress305 5 жыл бұрын

I can never understand why guys let these gems rust away ? Sell them to folks who care !!!

@pensive69 6 жыл бұрын

so many very human stories and history behind these totally stone dude cars. thank you for sharing.

@ALABAMAHEADHUNTER 6 жыл бұрын

What a cool way to find a classic .We never know what's behind those garage doors in our neighborhood . Hope he follows through and cleans it up and gets it running again .

@TheToycloser 6 жыл бұрын

one of your best stories yet!

@barryphillips7327 Жыл бұрын

Needs SAVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is Not that bad!!!!! The Ford 289 BRILLIANT engine, willing, reliable, sweet, sound good, good power!!!!

@unnamed7570 6 жыл бұрын

I wish my parents could give me a car like that for good behaviour, my good behaviour is expected not something I get rewarded for😢

@MattCSLnut 6 жыл бұрын

I love watching theses Barn finds especially when the the finds are American Muscle cars from the 60’s & the 70’s 👍🏼 What’s really unbelievable is that this is still happening in 2018 ! Well done guys 👍🏼😎

@coolruehle 2 жыл бұрын

It's 2021. I'd like for Hagerty to re-visit this owner today to see what's been done with it.

@deuce1965 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing, all is still the same at the residence. I drive by it twice a day and it looks the same just no camper.

@davedave2882 2 жыл бұрын

@@deuce1965 wow,sad

@SquillyMon 6 жыл бұрын

This story had me thinking on so many different levels... I never thought about the The Oil Embargo and what would be occurring at dealerships at that time, oh the hardware that must have been discarded! Also having to track the engine down because someone you paid, didn't pay the actual guy doing the engine rebuild... This fellow is a real car guy and knows what is important. Very cool.

@415s30 6 жыл бұрын

My grandpas 69 GT500 hardtop was that color, but something somewhere fell on it and they fixed it and repainted it. Well they chose another factory color, I think it's a super dark bronze/brown with the gold stripes.

@torekristoffersen176 3 жыл бұрын

“I won’t give out your name.....” says Tom.. “Hi, this is Rick Lockhart...” 🤣

@rustywrench2073 6 жыл бұрын

Great find. They are still out there.

@35i_Hearse_Driver 6 жыл бұрын

Oh and btw...the folding caravan in the drive way was pretty interesting too...

@deanfender7965 6 жыл бұрын

NOW THAT'S A BARN FIND .BARN AN EVERYTHING

@joshinbama83 5 жыл бұрын

I stopped and ask about a 69 mustang i seen at a house and the dude told me he was fixing to give it to his 16yo grandson... You dont turn a 16yo loose with a v8 much less a classic muscle car. That car will be in a ditch or completely totaled within a year. What a shame

@Mr.Cynical92 6 жыл бұрын

That mustang in the beginning is a 65. I have a 65 C code. The black honeycomb grille gives it away. Plus the chrome pieces behind both doors don't have the 3 long prongs that the 66 would have. 5 being the first digit in the vin indicates 1965. In 65 if you ordered the gt package it also came with the 5 round gauge cluster not the horizontal gauge cluster he's referencing. The original 5 gauges have been swapped out for the ones that you see in the video though. They're newer and not stock.

@05gtdriver 6 жыл бұрын

Since it's a C code, it's a non-GT '65 as all GTs were A code cars from 1965-66. GT cars were dual exhaust cars, requiring a 4 barrel carb( A code 289 V8). Only engine option above it was the Hi-Po K code 289.

@Mr.Cynical92 6 жыл бұрын

05gtdriver Right but there was a gt package that was purely cosmetic. They didn't put a 4 barrel carb on it but it had the styled steel wheels, fog lights and gt gauges. I was making the distinction about the gauges.

@05gtdriver 6 жыл бұрын

rokstr3 I wasn't aware Ford offered 2 different GT packages. Everything I've ever saw or researched says that the GT option included 289 4bbl, dual exhaust, front disc brakes, uprated suspension, on '65 cars round dial gauges, fog lamps, badging & rocker stripes. Styled steel wheels were optional on GT as well as other V8 Mustangs. Hmmmm

@fanghicheck 6 жыл бұрын

it no jive , i got a 85, last year 4bbl GT

@Mr.Cynical92 6 жыл бұрын

Mine has round dial gauges, styled steel wheels and fog lights but it doesn't have exhaust trumpets, disc brakes, stripes, or a 4 barrel carb. I guess you could say mines a partial gt lol. It's my baby I'll put an Edelbrock intake, a 4 barrel carb, a 347 stroker kit and a t5 transmission, disc brake conversion, and 3.25 gears.

@mfreund15448 6 жыл бұрын

Tom Cotter for president!!

@danceswithcritters 4 жыл бұрын

that shelby is in really good shape.

@mwdhank 6 жыл бұрын

wow,nice find Tom keep on finding those barn find gems.

@farewell_to_normalcy9352 4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, GT package wasn’t offered with a C code until 1967 (I owned one) it had to be at minimum, and A code (or even a few K codes) the fog lights and striping, and dual exhaust was most likely added by the owner. Very clean car, I love the torque thrust wheels and the patina of moss all over it. That alone would make for a sweet photo shoot. Love what you do, Tom! Enjoy this channel a lot!

@zacharywatters1843 6 жыл бұрын

Talk about another holy grail car! I would love to have that 65 out front but I cannot believe that there is a 70 gt500 behind it

@VinzentDk 6 жыл бұрын

Just wow. What a find. True gem he's got there! 335 built!

@lordstingray2382 6 жыл бұрын

So this guy puts a GT 500 convt away in a garage and doesn't even care about it enough to get a good car cover to protect it. He doesn't deserve such a nice car. He should just sell it to someone who will care for it, look at the condition of that 65 outside and look what it next to the 70 Shelby, junk and done crappy kyacks, sad.

@BlueHopi144 6 жыл бұрын

totally agree - its time for him ( thanks to the infos he finally got fromTom ) to let it gooooo & help a piece of history not to rot too badly .

@JoshMoore424 5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. It’s heartbreaking when an old car rots bc someone doesn’t know what they have - but when someone knows they have something of historic value and treats it like literal dirt- that’s truly sad.

@10susan10 5 жыл бұрын

You are entitled to YOUR opinion but as someone who has had her 69 CJ Stang since June of 1969 and the last time I drove it on the street was 1971 -- its the OWNER'S choice of what is done. I didn't bother covering mine for the first 30 years or so. I may die never having put it back on the street but that is strictly MY choice.

@michaelcox3891 5 жыл бұрын

You're a DB! He's owned it for 45 years, he can do whatever the hell he wants with it. If you listened, he said he had fixed it up and then his wife got ill. He's a real Man with his priorities straight. If you have a car that you have kept in great shape for 45 years, lets see it.

@thejourneymen7722 3 жыл бұрын

20 years from now they’ll still be sitting in the same spot they’re setting now unless the building or a tree falls down on them.

@antoniop1968 6 жыл бұрын

I love how everyone when talking about the engine goes by what Ford said. We all know that motor is pushing over 400hp.

@BlueHopi144 6 жыл бұрын

exactly - a solid 428 sure brings more than 335 HP lol

@Mercmad 6 жыл бұрын

They had to get the "ralph naders " off their backs by this time.

@fanghicheck 6 жыл бұрын

335 , what a bunch of JIVE ?

@dorian2112 5 жыл бұрын

335 hp @ 3200 RPM, maybe hahah. surely way more than that, insurance purposes.

@mustangsally366 5 жыл бұрын

Time 4 a change it was a big lie ...that car pushes 400 hp easy

@gerald4133 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this awesome car cobra 🐍.

@mellowrebel4618 4 жыл бұрын

My brother n laws GT 500 KR LOOKED LIKE THAT WHEN HE BOUGHT IT FOR 750 BUCKS IN 1973. WHEN A GTO CHANGED HIS MIND AND RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT IT HEAD LONG ON THE RIGHT FENDER. IT TOOK HIM 10 YEARS TO GET ALL THE ORIGINAL PARTS FORT IT.

@MrDjh66 6 жыл бұрын

I think 70s were left over 69s with hood stripes and front spoiler added

@dylanmccanlies6789 5 жыл бұрын

The prices for hotrods are insane. The bubble will eventually pop.

@jeffouellette9946 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah the tribulations are coming.

@mellowrebel4618 4 жыл бұрын

67-68 headlight 67 inboard 3rd and 4th headlights 68 outboard 3rd and 4th headlights via Ralph Nader's safety program.

@arthurr.borquez7275 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely 👏 awesome job . This needs a full time show on motortrend . Way better then chasing old cars , that only ever have a couple of cool cars in the show . And usually nine times out of 10, it’s two cars that are in the background, at the same auction or show he’s at, but they’re not the cars he’s debuting.

@Hagerty 5 жыл бұрын

Arthur - Thank you for the support. Many more videos to come!

@DavidJSmith-hl6kb 6 жыл бұрын

Wow!...That owner got a "Killer Deal" for $1,500.00 for a 70 Shelby GT500 Convertible! My father bought me a 66 Mustang Coupe 289 v8 2bbl with 3sp Auto Trans for $900.00 at a Car Auction back in the early 70's during my Senior year in High School! Then later I brought a 69 Mach 1 for $2,500.00 which was later Stolen by the Dealer! (That's a Story in it self!) So again that was a "Killer Deal" for $1,500.00!...God Bless!

@calvinl9727 5 жыл бұрын

I think he said his 442 plus $1500

@williammise686 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your show you and jay Leno rank as my favorite all time KZfaq channel's. 👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲❤

@toddcopeland2535 5 жыл бұрын

I love the Woody b roll shots! Give me more!!

@rayt1590 6 жыл бұрын

Best line..."Maybe I should put a cover on it."

@tompastian3447 3 жыл бұрын

Probably the coolest muscle car of the 69-70's, just didn't have the performance that other Shelby's had. One other car of the same year would be the 70 Cyclone GT. Just watched a youtube video showing the detail that went into Shelby production, when Shelby introduced the 68 Shelby 500 KR. Little things like upgraded torsion bar brackets, additional radial arm nuts, AC hose bushings, it's own AC compressor, and lots of stuff the average guy wouldn't be aware of. IMHO, the 69-70 Shelby is the best looking Shelby of all the Shelby Mustangs to date.

@kevinbarrett9615 5 жыл бұрын

Agree with the “who puts cars comment” , these are not car people they just happen to be lucky enough to get these cars then have no clue what to do next. Such a shame to see a beauty like this rotting away sell it or restore it !

@ruftime 6 жыл бұрын

Always great! Thanks for the ride Tom!

@Cartier_specialist 4 жыл бұрын

That car is probably worth more than his house.

@bossco09 6 жыл бұрын

Love watching each episode of Tom and his Barn Finds...…:)

@accadoza 4 жыл бұрын

Great show 👍

@rainman7992 5 жыл бұрын

What a car story. Nice gentleman. Hope they lift the wrecked one off the ground and cover it....what a shame.

@Underappreciatedclassics 6 жыл бұрын

If it’s a 65 it is extremely rare because the 3 speed auto was not supposed to come out till 66, but a ford manufacturer plant made a mistake by making about 450-500 with the new auto a few months earlier then ford intended, anyway its more then likely a 66

@MrPerry61 5 жыл бұрын

I live in the Arkansas Ozarks, and I've watch cars sitting in fields deteriorate over the years because the owner was planning on "fixing it up". I can show you a 68 Camaro with a tree growing out of the trunk. sad

@f.mbarnabythelatest6068 5 жыл бұрын

or when somebody tries to buy the rare junk the owners think they have gold 😂

@adamweston4152 6 жыл бұрын

That is a great story, and that's why I'm a nosey sod because you never know what you'll find.

@rafinharoxx 6 жыл бұрын

every day there's a forgotten car laying on some dust, waiting for somebody to find it

@xxZerosumxx 4 жыл бұрын

He may not need the money. So he is happy knowing he has it.

@nobodyatall9946 5 жыл бұрын

That guy had NO CLUE what he has haha! I'm sure that GT500 is shiny and running right now.

@TA1199 6 жыл бұрын

That was awesome. I would be happy with that 289. When I was growing up my neighbor on the corner had 3 Mustangs. One was smashed up on the passenger side and parked one he side of his house The other was a hot rod. He bought a thrid one that needed work and built that one for hos daughter using the good parts from the other two,

@williamsanders468 6 жыл бұрын

Oh man this might be my favorite car out of Barn Find Hunter

@kevn99 5 жыл бұрын

Dollars to donuts that car hasn’t had a thing done to it since the shoot.

@jpp9846 4 жыл бұрын

Love how the man says "I don't care, I'll never sell it"

@AHammershoej 6 жыл бұрын

Man, Cotter just walked past those old klunker bikes.

@brucebyrnes5996 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome find! Thanks Tom! Enjoy your show!

@jeremyfowler1519 5 жыл бұрын

Great story. Great dad.

@231flash 6 жыл бұрын

The High School I went to (North Farmington High in Farmington Hills,Michigan) had a 69 GT 5oo convertible that Ford donated to the auto shop with only 100 miles only condition was it could never be sold or licensed and destroyed crushed if the school ever needed to get rid of. Sadly the auto shop class closed up and the Shelby met its faith with a crusher.

@pgtmr2713 6 жыл бұрын

FLASHTV The community college I went to had a yellow Beretta convertible. Black top, black interior. Donated by GM, same rules crush and destroy. While it wasn't a Shelby. It was 1 of 4 or 5 in existence 90 Indy pace car convertibles. I say that because all of the known ones had grey interior. There's one in a museum and that's it. It had yellow inserts in the seats, yellow reflectors installed into the regular rear panel, a flimsy roll hoop yellow z26 wheels. A GM exec had said he thought there were 3, there were 3 at the race. This one was not an actual pace car from the race no light bar, no engine mods. They weren't structurally sound enough to sell. So all of the ones sold to the public were hardtop Berettas with paint, stickers, seat inserts etc, maybe a sunroof.

@jimhiner1244 6 жыл бұрын

I confirm this Shelby. I also attended North Farmington in the early 80's, and took auto shop. The car was gone by the time I was there, but parts were still around. I remember the tail lights hanging in a tool room, the the exhaust up in the loft. Great story!

@231flash 6 жыл бұрын

I went there in 77 and it was still intact except missing Shelby emblems and rims. Mr Shear was a ass and he hated me cause I caught him in a lie in front of the whole class. Basically he went out of his way to make it hard for me to the point I quit going to class til the final exam and I aced the test, only person to get 100 on it and was really pissed to the point he said I must of cheated and made me retake another test 1 on 1 watching me like a hawk. What put him over the edge I was given a full scholarship to Chrysler's MoTec school in Livonia , which he fought and failed.

@alvarohernandez2438 6 жыл бұрын

I would have crushed a different car and sent the photos to GM. They are so backwards thinking nobody would have suspected anything. I work for GM.

@calvinl9727 5 жыл бұрын

They should have contacted Ford.

@Jsalrulz 6 жыл бұрын

I would have had a hard time getting rid of the 442 myself.

@OpenRoader 6 жыл бұрын

Mega respect for the owner!

@saltpepper1894 5 жыл бұрын

Your a brave man poking around a central FL garage...no joke

@bruceking2574 2 жыл бұрын

These shows give me anxiety! All these cars rotting the dirt. Find them a safe place!

@saltpepper1894 5 жыл бұрын

Stang guy dream ;) I absolutely love 69-70 Shelbys, they are beautiful! THX!

@crackheadcarljr6461 6 жыл бұрын

There’s a 1965 mustang by me that was restored and the guy who restored it has another 1968 mustang that’s just sitting there undrivable and it kills me to see it there since I drive by it everyday on the way to school...